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- noun chemistry An
enzyme thatcatalyzes the removal of water from a material.
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A ribbon diagram of carbonic anhydrase, which isolates carbon dioxide in the lungs for exhalation.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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A ribbon diagram of carbonic anhydrase, which isolates carbon dioxide in the lungs for exhalation.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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The researchers added carbonic anhydrase genes to plants that do not react to higher levels of carbon dioxide.
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The researchers added carbonic anhydrase genes to plants that do not react to higher levels of carbon dioxide.
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Most microalgae are probably not limited by CO2 because they contain the enzyme carbonic acid anhydrase, which can furnish CO2 from bicarbonate [8].
Physical factors mediating ecological change in the Artic 2009
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The team targeted neurons in the mouse nose that were already known to express the carbon dioxide - processing enzyme carbonic anhydrase type II (CAII).
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The application of this methodology to biological systems has allowed the generation of biologically active substances, in particular enzyme inhibitors (carbonic anhydrase, acetylcholine esterase).
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Both forms respond to acetazolamide, a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, for unknown reasons.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com M.D. David Katz 2011
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The enzyme carbonic anhydrase helps to make H+ ions available for exchange with sodium and water in the proximal tubules.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows rajud521 2010
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Inhibition of carbonic anhydrase reduces H+ ion concentration in renal tubules.
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